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On the morning of January 9, 2022, a [[high-rise fire]] tore through the Twin Parks North West apartment building in the [[Fordham, Bronx|Fordham]] neighborhood of [[the Bronx]], New York. At least 19 people were killed, including nine children, and at least 63<ref>{{Cite web|last=CNN|first=Susannah Cullinane|title=Space heater blamed after 19 die in one of the worst fires in modern New York history|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/10/us/nyc-bronx-apartment-fire-monday/index.html|access-date=2022-01-10|website=CNN}}</ref> other people were injured, including 32 with life-threatening injuries.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Hernandez |first=Joe |date=2022-01-09 |title=A five-alarm fire in the Bronx has left 19 people dead, including 9 children |language=en |work=[[NPR]] |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/01/09/1071694159/bronx-fire-fdny-new-york|access-date=2022-01-09}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Kvetenadze |first=Téa |title=Bronx Fire Leaves "Numerous Fatalities" Expected, More Than 60 Injured |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/teakvetenadze/2022/01/09/bronx-fire-leaves-numerous-fatalities-expected-more-than-60-injured/|access-date=2022-01-09 |website=[[Forbes]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |title=19 dead, including 9 children, in NYC apartment fire |language=en-US |newspaper=[[The Washington Post|Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/dozens-injured-in-large-bronx-apartment-building-fire/2022/01/09/e03c6a26-7184-11ec-a26d-1c21c16b1c93_story.html|access-date=2022-01-09 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2022-01-09 |title=32 sustain 'life threatening' injuries in massive fire at NYC apartment building; 60+ hurt in total |url=https://abc7ny.com/bronx-fire-apartment-new-york-city-fdny/11445294/|access-date=2022-01-09 |website=[[WABC-TV|ABC7 New York]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=10 adults, 9 children dead in 5-alarm Bronx fire |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/numerous-fatalities-anticipated-5-alarm-bronx-fire-fdny-commissioner-s-rcna11524|access-date=2022-01-09 |website=[[NBC News]] |language=en}}</ref>
On the morning of January 9, 2022, a [[high-rise fire]] tore through the Twin Parks North West apartment building in the [[Fordham, Bronx|Fordham]] neighborhood of [[the Bronx]], New York. At least 19 people were killed, including nine children, and at least 63<ref>{{Cite web|last=CNN|first=Susannah Cullinane|title=Space heater blamed after 19 die in one of the worst fires in modern New York history|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/10/us/nyc-bronx-apartment-fire-monday/index.html|access-date=2022-01-10|website=CNN}}</ref> other people were injured, including 32 with life-threatening injuries.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Hernandez |first=Joe |date=2022-01-09 |title=A five-alarm fire in the Bronx has left 19 people dead, including 9 children |language=en |work=[[NPR]] |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/01/09/1071694159/bronx-fire-fdny-new-york|access-date=2022-01-09}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Kvetenadze |first=Téa |title=Bronx Fire Leaves "Numerous Fatalities" Expected, More Than 60 Injured |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/teakvetenadze/2022/01/09/bronx-fire-leaves-numerous-fatalities-expected-more-than-60-injured/|access-date=2022-01-09 |website=[[Forbes]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |title=19 dead, including 9 children, in NYC apartment fire |language=en-US |newspaper=[[The Washington Post|Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/dozens-injured-in-large-bronx-apartment-building-fire/2022/01/09/e03c6a26-7184-11ec-a26d-1c21c16b1c93_story.html|access-date=2022-01-09 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2022-01-09 |title=32 sustain 'life threatening' injuries in massive fire at NYC apartment building; 60+ hurt in total |url=https://abc7ny.com/bronx-fire-apartment-new-york-city-fdny/11445294/|access-date=2022-01-09 |website=[[WABC-TV|ABC7 New York]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=10 adults, 9 children dead in 5-alarm Bronx fire |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/numerous-fatalities-anticipated-5-alarm-bronx-fire-fdny-commissioner-s-rcna11524|access-date=2022-01-09 |website=[[NBC News]] |language=en}}</ref>


It was the deadliest fire in New York City since the [[Happy Land fire|Happy Land nightclub fire]] in 1990, which occurred nearby.<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Gross|first=Jenny|date=2022-01-10|title=The fire was the deadliest in New York City since 1990.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/10/nyregion/happy-land-fire.html|access-date=2022-01-10|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
It was the deadliest fire in New York City (apart from [[9/11]]) since the [[Happy Land fire|Happy Land nightclub fire]] in 1990, which occurred nearby.<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Gross|first=Jenny|date=2022-01-10|title=The fire was the deadliest in New York City since 1990.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/10/nyregion/happy-land-fire.html|access-date=2022-01-10|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


== Building ==
== Building ==

Revision as of 16:52, 10 January 2022

2022 Bronx apartment fire
DateJanuary 9, 2022
Timec. 10:55 a.m. (UTC−5)
Location
Coordinates40°51′14″N 73°53′53″W / 40.85389°N 73.89806°W / 40.85389; -73.89806
TypeHigh Rise Fire
CauseMalfunctioning electric space heater
Deaths19+
Non-fatal injuries60+

On the morning of January 9, 2022, a high-rise fire tore through the Twin Parks North West apartment building in the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx, New York. At least 19 people were killed, including nine children, and at least 63[1] other people were injured, including 32 with life-threatening injuries.[2][3][4][5][6]

It was the deadliest fire in New York City (apart from 9/11) since the Happy Land nightclub fire in 1990, which occurred nearby.[7][8]

Building

The 19-story residential building, Twin Parks North West, housed 120 units.[9] It is located on 333 East 181st Street near Tiebout Avenue and was built in 1972 as part of a state program to provide affordable housing.[10][11][9] The building is currently under private ownership, and was purchased by LIHC Investment Group, Belveron Partners and Camber Property Group along with other Bronx buildings in early 2020. Camber’s co-founders include Rick Gropper, a housing adviser to Mayor Eric Adams.[7]

The building housed a largely Muslim population, with many immigrants from The Gambia.[12] While there were no fire escapes on the exterior of the building, there were interior stairs,[13] a configuration common in high-rise buildings.[7]

Fire

Just before 11:00 a.m. EST, a malfunctioning electric space heater ignited a fire that quickly took hold in a duplex apartment on the third story of the high-rise, though the cause of the fire remains under investigation.[14] Fire commissioner Daniel A. Nigro said the duplex apartment's door had been left open, fueling the blaze and allowing heavy smoke to spread through the entire building.[10][15]

Firefighters and emergency services began responding within three minutes. First responders found victims suffering from severe smoke inhalation on every floor of the building, some of them in cardiac or respiratory arrest.[16] Residents told reporters that it was common for the alarms to trigger in the building, leading many to initially believe that there was no fire or delay evacuation due to confusion. However, many credited others in the building for noticing the fire and spreading the alarm via phone calls and knocking on doors.[13]

Their main challenge was the exceptional amount of smoke that extended the entire height of the building. Around 200 firefighters responded to the fire. Weather conditions complicated the situation and New York City Fire Department (FDNY) officials stated it took over an hour to extinguish the fire.[2][17]

Victims

At least nineteen people were killed, including 9 children, and at least 60 other people were injured, including 32 with critical, life-threatening injuries.[2][3][4][5][6] Excluding fires that took place at nursing homes, this is the third-deadliest residential fire in U.S. history, surpassed only by a 1979 fire in New Jersey that killed 21, and a 1982 fire in California that killed 24.[18]

Investigation

Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro announced that the preliminary cause of the fire seemed to be due to a space heater that was being used to supplement the buildings heat. Nigro also told reporters that there were smoke alarms throughout the building, but there is an investigation around the buildings fire doors and alarms.[13]

Aftermath

For those killed in the fire, Mayor Eric Adams announced they will work to ensure Islamic funeral and burial rites would be respected and they would seek out Muslim leaders to help with the process and aid residents. Any residents who reach out for assistance would not be turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Adams also announced.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ CNN, Susannah Cullinane. "Space heater blamed after 19 die in one of the worst fires in modern New York history". CNN. Retrieved January 10, 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ a b c Hernandez, Joe (January 9, 2022). "A five-alarm fire in the Bronx has left 19 people dead, including 9 children". NPR. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Kvetenadze, Téa. "Bronx Fire Leaves "Numerous Fatalities" Expected, More Than 60 Injured". Forbes. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "19 dead, including 9 children, in NYC apartment fire". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "32 sustain 'life threatening' injuries in massive fire at NYC apartment building; 60+ hurt in total". ABC7 New York. January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "10 adults, 9 children dead in 5-alarm Bronx fire". NBC News. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c Southall, Ashley; Ashford, Grace; Marcius, Chelsia Rose (January 10, 2022). "19 Killed in New York City's Deadliest Fire in Decades". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  8. ^ Gross, Jenny (January 10, 2022). "The fire was the deadliest in New York City since 1990". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  9. ^ a b Caspani, Maria (January 10, 2022). "NYC building space heater malfunction sparks fire that kills 19, including 9 children". Reuters. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  10. ^ a b Paybarah, Azi (January 9, 2022). "32 Seriously Hurt in Bronx Apartment Building Fire, Officials Say". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  11. ^ "JV to keep $166M Bronx Mitchell Lama portfolio affordable". Real Estate Weekly. January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2022. To finance the project, the JV partners assumed New York State Housing Finance Agency and Freddie Mac loans serviced by Citibank, N.A. and JLL Capital Markets. The portfolio is broken into three phases. [...] Phase three consists of 331 units and two commercial spaces at 355-365 E 184th St and 333 E 181st St.
  12. ^ Elassar, Alaa (January 9, 2022). "Major fire in Bronx apartment building leaves 19 people dead, including 9 children, officials say". CNN. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  13. ^ a b c d CNN, Susannah Cullinane. "Space heater blamed after 19 die in one of the worst fires in modern New York history". CNN. Retrieved January 10, 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  14. ^ Vera, Amir (January 9, 2022). "FDNY Commissioner: 'This fire started in a bedroom in a portable electric heater". CNN. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  15. ^ "19 dead, dozens hurt in 'horrific' Bronx high-rise fire: sources". www.ny1.com. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  16. ^ "FDNY: 19 Killed, Including 9 Children, In Bronx Apartment Fire". January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  17. ^ Levenson, Eric; Studley, Laura; Joseph, Elizabeth (January 9, 2022). "Major fire in Bronx apartment building sends 32 people to the hospital, FDNY says". CNN. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  18. ^ "Deadliest fires in apartment buildings". National Fire Protection Association. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
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